vocabulary:describing people

VOCABULARY:DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Review the Vocabulary below for Describing People.
Height
Build
frail frágil, slim delgado,
thin flaco, plump regordete,
fat gordo, skinny flaco,
well-built fornido
Tall alto, short
bajito , medium
height estatura
media
Face
Young jóven, elderly anciano, middleaged de mediana edad, teenager
adolescente, in 20s veintitantos , 30s
treinta y tantos, 40s cuarenta y tantos
Eyes
Round redonda, oval
ovalada, square
cuadriculada, with
scares con cicatrices,
wrinkles arrugas,
freckles pecas, suntanned bronceado, pale
pálido
Age
Hair
big round blue eyes
ojos grandes y azules,
large enormes, small
pequeños, bright
brillante, oriental
achinado, almond
shaped almendrado
Clothes
Bald calvo,
straight liso,
curly rizado,
spiky de punta,
wavy ondulado
beard barba
Casual informal,
scruffy desaliñado,
shabby con ropa
desgastada / muy
usada, smart
elegante, tidy
arreglado, messy
sucio
ACTIVITY: DESCRIBING PEOPLE
Now use the vocabulary from above to describe the people below.
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LISTENING: Now listen to the possible answers. Click Here
Possible Answers:
1. He is a slim young man in his 30s. He has an oval face and blue eyes. He has short,
straight hair. He is dressed smartly.
2. She is a young woman in her 30s. She has dark skin and brown eyes. She has long,
curly hair.
3. She is an plump elderly woman. She has a round face and small eyes. She has long,
straight, grey hair. Her clothes are messy.
4. She is a young girl in her 20s. She is thin and slim. She has pale skin and small,
narrow eyes. She has medium-length straight black hair. He is dressed in casual
clothes.
5. He is a short man in his 30s. He is well built. He has a square face. He has a beard
but he is bald.
6. She is a skinny teenager. She has short, straight hair and blue eyes.
7. He is a frail teenager. He has a square face and short, straight hair. He has pale skin
and small brown eyes. He is dressed smartly.
8. He is an elderly man. He is medium height and stocky. He has a square face and
sun-tanned skin. He has narrow eyes and long wavy grey hair. He has a long, grey
beard.